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Odyssey mono question

I have been reading half day about Odyssey monos (run into first thread by accident - must say happy one - and later read about fifty more of them here, on Audioreview, and others), must say I'm impressed. Because I'm in transition period from MF A300 to (Clayton M100, Pass X250, was considering ASL hurricane).

Stereo Times on April 15, 1999 stated:
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but it comes damn close to matching the Clayton, (falling behind slightly to the Clayton’s wonderful top end and superior inner detail).
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I wish I could read such comparison for M100 and mono's (extreme, Signature) version.
Have anybody made such test? Which one is better, how does it compare, if at all. I know that M100 is more expensive but odyssey mono's, but according to rave reviews it was able to compete with 3 times more expensive equipment???
Would appreciate if somebody could shed any light on this topic for me.
sorlowski

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polara
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when the extremes first came out the upgrade was 500$ or so.
i have a standard set of monos for my sub(one for each speaker -vmps large sub) and a set of extremes for my mains (4ohm 89db -3.5 way).

klause is on vacation right now till some time in august(its posted at his forum at audiocircle)he will happily answer your questions when he gets back-your better off asking him than us- he likes to talk.

p.s. go back to the odyssey web page, look at the very bottom and click odyssey mexico,then click the amp on the web page, hehehe the specs for the extreme and standard monos, its actualy a better page than klaus's
polara
72 posts
 
the extremes are a step up over the standard-no doubt.
its all about synergy, i cant wait till my pre is ready(also odyssey)-ALSO BE PREPARED FOR A LONG BREAKIN PERIOD,i liked my extremes from day 1, a audiophile friend didnt-he thought it had a hot topend and loose bass, when he heard again about 2 months latter he thought it was a different system (first words out of his mouth-what the f@#! )-tube like smooothness.
my standard monos are about 4 weeks old now, starting to hear bass sounds i didnt know existed,decay in notes can be heard now without trying its so clear- glad i decided to use class a, a/b amp not a digital one for bass duties.
i'm more impressed with what i hear at low levels-music(class a)than what they do when cranked for movies.
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